Lucy Lawless

Lucille Frances Lawless, MNZM (née Ryan; born 29 March 1968) is a New Zealand actress and singer. She portrayed the title character in television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001), Number Three on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series (2005–2009) and Lucretia in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010), its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011) and its sequel Spartacus: Vengeance (2012).\n', ' Lawless had recurring roles as Diane Lewis-Swanson on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2012–2015), and as Countess Palatine Ingrid Von Marburg on the WGN America supernatural series Salem (2015). She also starred as Ruby on the Starz horror-comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018).\n', ' Lucille Frances "Lucy" Ryan was born in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert, the daughter of Julie Ryan, a teacher, and Frank Ryan, a banker and Mount Albert\'s mayor. She is the fifth of six siblings, who include her four brothers and one sister. Lawless has described her family as "this big, sprawling Irish-Catholic family", and while filming in Ireland for the Discovery Channel in 2004, she told Ireland on Sunday that her father\'s family originated in Quilty, County Clare, and her great-grandfather arrived in New Zealand as a convict.\n', '